Shortcuts
Essential keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in Cinema 4D
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Ctrl + DCreate duplicate - most used command
EMove tool - essential for positioning
RScale tool - resize objects
TRotate tool - rotate objects
CMake Editable - convert to polygon
MModel mode - switch to polygon editing
1Points mode - edit vertices
2Edges mode - edit edges
3Polygons mode - edit faces
Ctrl + RRender view - see materials
Alt + GGroup objects - organize scene
General
Ctrl + NNew project
Ctrl + OOpen project
Ctrl + SSave
Ctrl + Shift + SSave as
Ctrl + ZUndo
Ctrl + Shift + ZRedo
BackspaceDelete selected
Navigation
1Front view
2Right view
3Top view
4Perspective view
5Back view
6Left view
7Bottom view
FFrame selected
HFrame all
Tools
EMove tool
RScale tool
TRotate tool
LLive Selection tool
KKnife tool
BBrush tool
MModel mode
UUV Editor
Modeling
CMake Editable
1Points mode
2Edges mode
3Polygons mode
4Objects mode
Ctrl + ASelect all
Ctrl + IInvert selection
USet UVW coordinates
Animation
F8Record animation
F9Play animation
F10Stop animation
F11Go to start
F12Go to end
Shift + FAdd keyframe
Alt + SShow F-Curve Manager
Rendering
Ctrl + RRender view
Ctrl + Shift + RRender settings
Ctrl + BRender to Picture Viewer
Shift + RPhysical render
View
Space + ClickQuick menu
Alt + VToggle gouraud shading
Alt + XToggle x-ray mode
Alt + WToggle wireframe
Alt + BToggle backface culling
Tips & Tricks
Alt + DragDuplicate while moving/rotating/scaling
Shift + DragConstrain to axis while transforming
Ctrl + DragSnap to grid/objects while moving
Alt + GGroup objects together
Alt + BBreak object hierarchy